Financial Planning Operations Associate

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

The Financial Planning Operations Associate will serve as a primary point of contact for financial advisors, delivering high‑quality phone support related to financial planning engagements. This role is heavily focused on incoming phone servicing, paired with select operational responsibilities to support the successful processing of financial planning engagements.

Primary job functions include:

• Serve as front‑line phone support for financial advisors
• Support advisors who have recently submitted new financial planning engagements or are calling to check the status of existing engagements and associated payouts
• Walk advisors through the financial planning engagement submission application, providing clear guidance and troubleshooting common issues
• Resolve basic technical issues (e.g., clearing browser cache/cookies, navigating system workflows, resolving submission errors)
• Provide professional, patient, and empathetic customer service, particularly when assisting advisors who may not be technically proficient
• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously, such as researching payment or engagement status while remaining active on a live call
• Process advisor and client payments related to financial planning services, including ACH and credit card payments through third‑party vendors (e.g., AdvicePay)
• Utilize Excel and internal systems to reconcile payment data and ensure accuracy
• Perform light manual operations work, including:
  • Verifying available funds in internal LPL client accounts prior to processing journal requests
  • Monitoring shared mailboxes and responding to advisor inquiries
  • Sending bulk notifications and communications to advisors as needed
• Take ownership of advisor inquiries and follow through to resolution in a timely and accurate manner
• Partner with internal teams to escalate issues, improve workflows, and identify process efficiencies
• Communicate operational, financial, and procedural guidance clearly and consistently to advisors
• This role is approximately 90% phone‑based advisor servicing and 10% operational support work.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in financial services, financial planning operations, call center support, or advisor/client servicing preferred (internships included)
• Experience working in a high‑volume phone support role with frequent inbound calls
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications

Core Competencies

• Customer service skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, patiently, and professionally
• Technical aptitude to troubleshoot basic system and browser issues and guide users through applications
• Ability to multitask effectively while maintaining attention to detail and service quality
• Organizational skills and follow‑through

Preferences:

• Experience handling payments, reconciliations, or vendor processing preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related field preferred
• FINRA SIE, Series 6, or Series 7 a plus

 

Pay Range:

$28.17-$46.95/hour
 Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
 

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity

At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.

Why LPL?

• Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!

• Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!

• Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!

• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!

• Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!

• Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!

• Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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